diff --git a/dlls/crypt32/main.c b/dlls/crypt32/main.c
index d93163c1936..1a5972fe843 100644
--- a/dlls/crypt32/main.c
+++ b/dlls/crypt32/main.c
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ HCRYPTPROV CRYPT_GetDefaultProvider(void)
     {
         HCRYPTPROV prov;
 
-        CryptAcquireContextW(&prov, NULL, MS_ENHANCED_PROV_W, PROV_RSA_FULL,
-         CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT);
+        if (!CryptAcquireContextW(&prov, NULL, MS_ENHANCED_PROV_W, PROV_RSA_FULL,
+         CRYPT_VERIFYCONTEXT))
+            return hDefProv;
         InterlockedCompareExchangePointer((PVOID *)&hDefProv, (PVOID)prov,
          NULL);
         if (hDefProv != prov)